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	List of Star Wars weapons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The standard weapon of classic science fiction, the ray gun, is also the most common weapon in the Star Wars universe, although the lasers of Star Wars are most likely high power plasma weapons.
		Several of Star Wars' fictional weapons are modified from real-life blank firing prop guns; Han Solo's pistol is a customized Mauser C96, whilst the Stormtroopers carry Sterling submachine guns or MG34 WW2 German general purpose machine guns (most easily seen in the detention center break-in in Episode IV).
		In Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, a detonator was used by a disguised Princess Leia to help free Han Solo from his carbonite prison inside Jabba the Hutt's palace.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_weapons (4799 words)

	Weapons of Star Wars
		The fictional Star Wars universe features an intricate array of different weapons, whose uses and powers range from interpersonal combat to destroying entire space stations or even planets in single sweeps.
		The standard weapon of classic science fiction, the ray gun, is also the most common weapon in the Star Wars universe, although the lasers of Star Wars are actually high power plasma weapons.
		Several of Star Wars' fictional weapons are modified from real-life blank firing prop guns; Han Solo's pistol is a customised Mauser C96, whilst the Stormtroopers carry Sterling submachineguns.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/w/we/weapons_of_star_wars.html (1371 words)

	Lightsaber - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This weapon was invented by the Dark Lord of the Sith Exar Kun nearly four thousand years before the Battle of Yavin.
		It is also known that the organic weapons and armors of the extra-galactic Yuuzhan Vong are able to give marginal resistance to the blade of the lightsaber.
		In the Star Wars Galaxies MMORPG, and in the earlier game Knights of the Old Republic, one method the Jedi use to make very powerful lightsabers is by using a Krayt Pearl to craft their lightsabers.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lightsaber (5717 words)

	List of Star Wars weapons -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		While not weapons in the classic sense, gravity well projectors are used to artifically project a strong gravity field in an area of space where no major masses usually exist, making it impossible to use light-speed engines.
		The weapon fired blue (Colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended) plasma bolts, foregoing the need for projectile ammunition.
		This weapon throws rays of (Click link for more info and facts about carbonite) carbonite that freezes the living targets, leaving them still in (A temporary cessation of vital functions with loss of consciousness resembling death; usually resulting from asphyxia) suspended animation.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/li/list_of_star_wars_weapons.htm (2781 words)

	Featuring Star Wars: Starfighter Review at ActionTrip
		In the end, the most of the praise should be given to the music and sound effects; basically, a blast festival of famous Star Wars weapons accompanied by the magnificent music score of John Williams.
		However, it's the Star Wars music that keeps ya goin' and the action is great, holding your attention at all times.
		Star Wars fans will surely be pleased, but it's just too bad you can complete the entire game after one day of playing.
	www.actiontrip.com /reviews/starwarsstarfighter.phtml (1205 words)

	Centre for Research on Globalisation (CRG)
		The 1991 Gulf War (War on Iraq I) can be considered the world’s first space war, a "Star Wars" fought with "smart-bomb" weapons whose guidance systems reside on platforms and satellites in outer space.
		War on Iraq II is designed to accelerate the weaponization of space, by using the U.S. global positioning satellite system, theoretically intended for civilian use.
		The weaponization of space in the context of the War on Iraq, is reportedly planned around "a strategy known as ‘Shock and Awe’, conceived at the National Defense University in Washington, in which between 300 and 400 cruise missiles would fall on Iraq each day for two consecutive days.
	globalresearch.ca /articles/WEB303A.html (952 words)

	Weapons of Star Wars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		For example, Princess Leia Organa wielded a Dueling Blaster when her ship was boarded by Darth Vader's forces, while Han Solo prefers a Heavy Blaster Pistol (a "Blastech DL-44").
		Mines are similar to grenades, except that they cannot be thrown at the enemy, they are laid instead.There are frag mines, stun mines, sticky mines,poison mines and ion mines.
		Vibroblades are powered by an energy cell.It is an effective melee weapon to damage enemies.It also has a relative, the vibrosword.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/E-11 (1757 words)

	Weapons of Star Wars
		This article is about weapons in the fictional Star Wars universe.
		Blasters, the most common weapon is the E-11, a kind of weapon.
		Capital Scail Blasters are called Turbo Lasers - according to calculations on Blaster output, Star Destroyer Turbolasers have a firepower of approximatly 30 megatons per shot.
	www.ukpedia.com /w/weapons-of-star-wars.html (995 words)

	Pentagon Report Lambasts Missile Shield Evaluation
		The report is scathing about the increasing failure to test weapons systems properly, an issue at the centre of the argument about the government's plan to erect a multibillion dollar missile defence shield to protect the US and its allies from attacks by "rogue states".
		It makes it clear that the armed forces' desire to bring modern hi-tech weapons on stream is consistently running ahead of the proof that they can actually do the job for which they are intended.
		In the past five years 80% of army weapons and equipment programmes have failed to achieve even half of their "reliability requirements", it adds.
	commondreams.org /headlines01/0307-02.htm (835 words)

	Weapons of Star Wars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The standard weapon of science fiction, the blaster, is also the most common weapon in the Star Wars universe.
		For example, Princess Leia Organa wielded a Dueling Blaster when her ship was boarded by Darth Vader's forces, while Han Solo prefers a Heavy Blaster (although he totes a "Blastech DL-44" in the movies).
		[[Image Link]] The lightsaber is the traditional elegant weapon of the Jedi Knights in the Star Wars fictional universe.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/weapons_of_star_wars (1457 words)

	MASSASSI STAR WARS, WEAPONS, LIGHT SABER
		The power cell can last to years because it is fed by the energy that enters the flux aperture; the weapon loses energy only when the blade makes contact with another object.
		A Jedi Knight undertakes years of study to master the weapon, developing the skill that allows him or her to block incoming blaster bolts or fend off as many as a dozen attackers.
		The lightsabers handgrip is as much a work of art as a practical weapon, often featuring a design native to the Jedi's homeworld or built by the student in a style reminiscent of his master's lightsaber.
	massassi.yavin4.com /sw/g_lsaber.htm (382 words)

	Star Wars Battlefront: Weapons Revealed - Xbox
		You will be able to participate in the most memorable Star Wars battles set in over 15 environments across 10 diverse planets.
		Effective over a great distance, sniper rifles are the preferred weapons of choice for those wishing to remain hidden from their target.
		Hand-built by the master weapon crafters of Kashyyyk, the Bowcaster is the traditional weapon of the Wookiees.
	news.teamxbox.com /xbox/6523/Star-Wars-Battlefront-Weapons-Revealed (453 words)

	Star Wars Galaxies - Weapons Upgrade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		You could add this to your weapon immediately via a Weapon Management Terminal (which could also be crafted by an Architect for use in your home or multiplayer ship), or you could visit your local Weaponsmith to see if they can reverse-engineer it to improve it's performance.
		Perhaps there is even a Weapon Management Terminal in the Geo Lab that has an additional modifer to increase stats should you use it, similar to the way Mandalorian armor needs to be crafted in the dungeon.
		These loot components should only drop 1 or 2 at a time, so that weapons crafted with these components are handmade and not the result of a factory run.
	www.swgcenter.com /info/print.asp?ID=3488 (810 words)

	Gaderffii (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Star Wars ® and copyright © 1997 by Lucasfilm Ltd. Title and character and place names protected by all applicable trademark laws.
		Fashioned with metal scavenged from wrecked starships, these handcrafted weapons are crude, dangerous, and sturdy enough to last for years.
		The weapons double as eminently practical tools that can be used as walking sticks during arduous trips through the mountains, and the ax blades can be used to carve marks that indicate clan territories or leave warnigns on rock faces.
	www.alaska.net /~rockwell/starwars/starwars/gaderffii.html (496 words)

	Star Wars - Star Wars Weapons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The first was The Star Wars Holiday Special, which became famous for the first appearance of bounty hunter Boba Fett.
		An originally minor detail, the Wookiee food of wookiee-ookiees, became a cult symbol in the Star Wars fan universe, spawning plays on its name such as wookiee-cookies (a Star Wars-themed dessert) and the term Wookiee-Hooky (the act of skipping school to see a Star Wars film, particularly if it has just been released).
		The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards is a Lucasfilm sponsored contest of short films made by Star Wars fans about, referencing, and parodying the Star Wars phenomenon.
	star-wars-movie.info /star-wars-weapons.html (232 words)

	STAR WARS: TIE Fighters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Several appear appear to be star frigates (resembling the size and style of the Republic's Accalamator-class military transports), and at least one partially visible ship has the dorsal cortex surface characteristic of vast star dreadnoughts.
		Of course, it is possible that some of the extra weapons are ion cannons or other types of armament, but their visible structural details are identical to the conventional laser cannons.
		If these weapons are ion cannons they would compliment the laser cannons on the cockpit chin, and also would help to round out regular TIE starfighter forces, which generally lack ion cannons.
	www.theforce.net /swtc/tie.html (13525 words)

	International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Deployment of missile defenses will ensure that large numbers of nuclear weapons will be a permament part of the landscape and will increase the likelihood of accidental launch or miscalculation.
		As physicians who have worked for more than 20 years to ensure the prevention of nuclear war, IPPNW members understand in terrifying detail the consequences of a nuclear explosion over a populated area.
		The global elimination of nuclear weapons is the only realistic way to be safe from the possibility of nuclear attack.
	www.ippnw.org /StopStarWars.html (410 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Americas \| Reagan's military legacy
		Projects like taking World War II battleships out of mothballs and modernising them were of dubious military value.
		Whether all his conventional spending hastened the end of the Cold War remains hotly debated, as does the Reagan legacy on nuclear arms control.
		His supporters say he was just not interested in talks for the sake of talking, and needed an effective partner in Moscow, who eventually emerged in the shape of Mikhail Gorbachev.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/3787943.stm (432 words)

	Star Wars Revenge of the Sith 7" Force Battlers: General Grievous Action Figure - Wal-Mart
		Star Wars Revenge of the Sith 7" Force Battlers: Darth Vader Action Figure
		Star Wars Revenge of the Sith: 12" General Grievous Figure
		Armed with cool galactic gear and awesome weapons, this Star Wars Force Battler General Grievous figure is ready for action.
	www.walmart.com /catalog/product.gsp?product_id=3639333 (743 words)

	Talk:List of weapons - Star Wars
		The lightsaber is such a significant part of Star Wars it deserves its own page.
		I personally think that the contents of this article should be moved to a new article, Weapons, as the very title here is OOU (as are several parts of the article).
		More weapons from The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology and its predecessor should be added to this list.
	starwars.wikicities.com /wiki/Talk:Weapons_of_Star_Wars (176 words)

	Military Science Fiction RE:Bullet weapons in Star Wars StrategyPage.com
		As the Clone Wars animated series (the 5 minute "skits") WAS sacntioned by Lucas Arts, I'll argue that the Republic Gunships DID perform as troop dropships in a few episodes, launching from low-orbit out of the Acclamator ships' holds.
		Following typical infantry weapons (like 7.62 and 12.7mm MGs), I would assume there might be a dedicated 10mm anti-armor round, perhaps even a mini-sabot APFSDS type.
		It's quite feasible using Star Wars tech to envision a linear mag accelerator capable of achieving an in-atmosphere velocity of several km/sec firing various KE and explosive projectiles.
	www.strategypage.com /messageboards/messages/390-743.asp (701 words)

	MASSASSI STAR WARS, WEAPONS, GADERFFII STICK
		affi sticks are hand-fashioned weapons used almost exclusively by the Tusken Raiders.
		The Sand People build the weapons after collecting metal from wrecked or abandoned spaceships and vehicles they stumble across while wandering the Tatooine wastes.
		A typical gaffi stick sports a double-edged ax blade attached to one end of a hollow, durasteel shaft.
	massassi.yavin4.com /sw/g_gaderf.htm (132 words)

	directed energy weapons and other energy related information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Directed Energy Weapons Directed energy weapons use âa beam of concentrated electromagnetic energy or atomic or...
		IDGAs 2nd Directed Energy Weapons will focus on the applicability to modern warfare, as well as the challenges facing directed energy in terms of funding, testing and evaluation, and fielding amidst...
		Some lethal directed-energy weapons are under active research and development, but most examples of such weapons appear in science fiction.
	www.nethorde.com /energy/directed-energy-weapons.html (297 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology (Star Wars) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		With weapons and technology from all the movies and many of the Star Wars novels and comics, this guide is sure to have a few of your favorites--maybe you'll even find a new one.
		This is a shame, because the weapons technology of everyone's favorite galaxy far far away is nothing short of fascinating.
		This means the weapons from Shadows Of The Empire appear here, as does weaponry that shows up in later novels, comic books, video games, etc. Even if you're just a fan of the films, the information on the expanded universe will fascinate you.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0345414136?v=glance (1615 words)

	Star wars: US plans space weapons- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Star wars: US plans space weapons- The Times of India
		NEW YORK: The United States may be heading for putting defensive and offensive weapons in space.
		A presidential directive is expected within weeks, the report added quoting a senior administration official, who, it said, is involved with space policy and insisted he should not be identified because the directive is still under final review and the White House has not disclosed its details.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/1114771.cms (137 words)

	Weapons of Star Wars - Gurupedia
		The most common blaster is the E-11, and the Blastech E-11 carbine is the standard weapon for
		Lightsabers are melee weapons but can also be thrown for a ranged attack and recalled through
		It is the principal weapon of the Jedi but are also used by the
	www.gurupedia.com /l/li/lightsaber.htm (1247 words)

	Star Wars: Databank \| Weapons of the Battlefront
		The war to control the galaxy has spread to many worlds, and soldiers must equip themselves with the latest technology to win the conflict.
		Engineered, purchased, stolen or modified, this equipment can affect the flow of a battle, but many believe true victory can only be found in the fighting spirit and conviction of the troops.
		Find out for yourself on September 21, with the release of Star Wars: Battlefront for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PC platforms.
	www.starwars.com /databank/updates/news20040917.html (166 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| UK base 'is Star Wars station'
		A United States satellite station in northern England is being used for a 'Star Wars' weapons system, a BBC documentary has alleged.
		The term Star Wars was first applied to defence systems during Ronald Reagan's time as US president.
		Former US Air Force General Charles Horner said the base was able to detect scud missiles, meaning they could be destroyed before they reached their target.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/227599.stm (334 words)

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